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COOPER Geoffrey George John Cooper 14 March 1920 - 6 May 2024 Royal Aircraft Establishmen engineer Development of naval aviation catapult and Seafire to use it EASTBURN Brig Alan F Eastburn died 25 July 2024
HARCOURT-SMITH ACM Sir DavidHarcourt-Smith 14 October 1931 - 4 August 2024
PETCHEY Chief Petty Officer (Sir) Jack Petchey CBE 19 July 1925 - 27 June 2024 Electrical air fitter, Fleet Air Arm 1943 RAF Great Dunmow later businessman. Petchey Foundation young people charities incl Sea Cadets
PYE Brig Hugh William Kellow Pye OBE 23 May 1938 - 30 May 2024 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales) Northern Ireland, Aden, South Yemen, Oman, Germany (Centurion, Challenger tanks) Cyprus c/o UK element NATO ACE Mobile Force
SHARPE Captain Richard Sharpe RN 10 August 1936 - 22 June 2024 Submarines Cuba, Singapore co HMS Aeneas.Nuclear submarines c/o HMS Courageous c/o destroyer . Director Future Naval Policy . Later Editor Jane's Fighting Ships
SPENCE Flt Lt William John Duncan Spence 20 April 1923 - 28 May 2024 Bomb Aimer RAF 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn Lancasters 36 missions N W Europe inc Dresden
STENLAKE Aileen Anderson WRNS died 8 July 24 aged 85
WRIGHT Sgt Thomas William (Bill) Wright 17 Nov 1924 - 26 June 2024 Satfordshire Yeomanry tank radio operator and gun loadrer D Day H+3 Sword Beach. Scheldt Estuary, Op Plunder India 146th Regt RAC Uttar Pradesh
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